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D.C. New Year’s Day Brunch Guide 2019

The speakeasy below The Graham Georgetown will be open on Tuesday to help you soak up your hangover. They suggest that you wear your “hangover best,” whatever that means. Executive Chef Jose Molina will offer a variety of dishes that perfectly pair with bottles of bubbly and other brunch libations.

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Our favorite pizza joint in Navy Yard is hosting a bottomless brunch on New Year’s Day. Enjoy breakfast pies, brunch specialities and bottomless mimosas, Bellinis, and spritzes. And when you inevitably overeat, the location is perfect for a long walk along the riverfront after brunch.

The Bitches give it four Champagne flutes. Read the full brunch review, here.

One of the DMV’s best bottomless deals is available on New Year’s Day. Ambar will offer its signature $34 brunch of unlimited small plates and free-flowing cocktails. Bring your whole crew for all-you-can-eat brunch of mezze, soups, salads, sandwiches, egg dishes, pastry, crepes and sweets. Plus, it’s just $0.25 for brunch drinks at the Clarendon location (but the Capitol Hill location is serving too!)

The Bitches give it five Champagne flutes. Read the full review, here.

The streets of Georgetown are likely to be quiet with all the shops closed, so it’s not a bad time to head to America Eats Tavern. The Jose Andres restaurant will offer its weekend brunch menu on New Year’s Day. We recommend the fried chicken and the fresh oysters, as well as the dynamite cocktails for a little hair of the dog.

The Bitches give it four Champagne flutes. Read the full brunch review, here.

If you’re ready to keep the party going well into the new year, head to Baba. The unlimited brunch experience includes a buffet and made-to-order dishes for just $29 per person, and includes dessert as well as unlimited coffee, tea, iced tea, and orange juice. A DJ will also be spinning tunes from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and we know it’s always a good time.

The Bitches give it four Champagne flutes. Read the full brunch review, here.

If you’re an early riser on New Year’s Day, you can get breakfast or brunch at Blue Duck Tavern. This swanky West End restaurant will offer its a la carte breakfast menu from 6:30 -10:30 a.m., followed by its a la carte brunch from 11:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m. This one is perfect for entertaining your parents or grandparents, or impressing a brunch date with your New Year’s resolutions.

The Bitches give it five Champagne flutes. Read the full brunch review, here.

This Bloomingdale neighborhood joint won’t be serving bottomless, but you can grab some great grub and brunch libations. Some of the Bitches team had brunch here after New Years 2014 and can vouch for it as a good morning-after spot.

The Bitches give it four Champagne flutes. Read the full brunch review, here.

The crazy Belgian chefs at B Too will be serving up their fancy pants lobster waffles, crepes suzette waffles, the famous doffle (Belgian doughnut waffle) and more on New Year’s Day. They’ve also got a solid selection of sparkling cocktails and dishes like truffled scrambled eggs for you to start 2019 on a bougie note.

The Bitches give it five Champagne flutes. Read the full brunch review, here.

Head to Silver Spring to try the “Buena Vida Brunch Experience” for a Mexican-inspired New Year’s Day. For $35, their fixed price brunch of guests can enjoy an endless selection of dishes that showcase traditional flavors from all corners of Mexico, from coastal cuisine to and endless brunch cocktails.

Dirty Habit is ringing in 2019 with its third annual “Fortune Teller’s Brunch” on New Year’s Day. Enjoy a meal complete with complimentary Tarot card and lipsology readings as well as prize giveaways to start the new year off right. Don’t miss out on the rotating brunch punch specials.

The Bitches give it five Champagne flutes. Read the full brunch review, here.

If might be 2019 but you can go back to the ‘80s at Radiator’s “I Wanna Brunch with Somebody” brunch. The Kimpton Mason & Rook hotel restaurant will feature a 1980s playlist and brunch favorites including huevos rancheros, crab beignets, and ratatouille omelets. It’s a fun spot with games and outdoor firepits to gather around. We hear that the bar team will be launching new brunch cocktails to kick off the new year as well.

The Bitches give it four Champagne flutes. Read the full brunch review, here.

Put on your pajamas and head to Slate Wine Bar for a two-course prix fixe menu prepared by Chef/Owner Danny Lledó. The two-course New Year’s Day brunch is super affordable at $20 per person, and you can add unlimited mimosas and Bloody Marys for an additional $15.

The Bitches give it three Champagne flutes. Read the full brunch review, here.

This ramen hotspot isn’t typically known for brunch service, but 2019 is a new year, after all. Toki will be open for a Hangover Brunch with special menu items, including cauliflower and chicken steamed bao buns, Japanese souffle pancakes, and a full dumpling selection. Japan-Irish coffees, Kimchi Marys, Man Mosa (Grand Marnier mimosa) and Toki’s regular cocktails will be available as well. Guests who purchase a ticket to Toki’s NYE Soiree will be able to make a reservation for the restaurant’s New Years Day Hangover brunch, which will only be open to walk-ins otherwise.

Urbana is serving not one but FOUR days of brunch over the holidays, as it launches its new brunch menu. From Saturday, Dec.29 to Tuesday, Jan.1, everyone is invited to preview the new brunch creations including a breakfast calzone porchetta sandwich, and Italian brunch burger with Taleggio cheese and porcini mushrooms. For a boozy brunch, we especially love the bottomless Bellinis.

The Bitches give it four Champagne flutes. Read the full brunch review, here.